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Report and analysis of CFE mission in Madrid
I - Why a field trip for CFE ?
II - Why Madrid?
III - Who did we meet with?
IV - Spanish point of view on CSOs cooperation in Spain and EU
V - Expectations towards Citizens for Europe
VI - Lessons to be learnt and future perspectivesVIIFollow up
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I - Why a field trip for Citizens for Europe?
DECENTRALIZE - explore what is happeningbeyond the axis Paris-Brussels-Berlin
EXPAND - Meet new organizations, (smaller andless visible) who could benefit from the tool CFE
LEARN - Gain better knowledge of the daily workof these CSOs, of their needs, expectations andresources. Get their feedback on CFE platform.
COMMUNICATE - Give greater visibility to Citizensfor Europe
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II - Why Madrid ?
CFE DEVELOPMENT Increase the number ofregistered Spanish organisations
POLITICAL INTEREST - Crisis & multiplication ofcitizen movements, new demands andexpectations towards Europe, need to feellinked to global initiatives
KNOWLDEGELanguage and country
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IIIWho did we meet with ?
NINE organisations working on national and/or EU issues
DIVERSITY in terms of :
TOPICS - EU policies and action, right to access information, open data,development cooperation, gender equality, education, peacebuilding
STRUCTURESsmall/big, young/old, national/international
RESOURCES and FUNDING -public/private/crowdfunding/international/volunteering
TARGET AUDIENCEpoliticians, EU citizens, Spanish citizens, medias...
COOPERATION EXPERIENCEpast or no experience, difficulty to findpartners, lack of resources, language barrier
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EUROPA EN SUMA
Structure: Individual members (journalists) No office
Activities: Promote the dissemination of information on the
EU in Spanish media Online publication of information Informal debates with high level figures
http://www.europaensuma.org/
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FUNDACIN ALTERNATIVAS
Structure:
Established and well-known foundation workingwith politicians and experts
Large staff and research team
Activities: Pro-European foundation promoting reflection on
political, economic, social EU and Spanish issuessort of think tank
Publication of analysis and reports El Pas-hosted blog Observatory of foreign policy, Alternatives
Laboratory
http://www.falternativas.org/
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ACCESS INFO EUROPEStructure: Created in 2006 Young, dynamic and international team Many partners: used to international cooperation
Activities
Promoting and protecting the right of access toinformation in Europe and globally
Lobbying for government accountability andtransparency and easier public participation indecision-making
Creator and member of Pro Acceso Coalicin Campaigns Publication of guides and toolkits
http://www.access-info.org
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FUNDACIN LUIS VIVES
Structure:
Merging with Accin contra el hambre-Espaa
Activities Work on employability of young
graduates, adequacy of education andtrainings to market needs, social inclusionand development
Experienced with European Social Fund Awaraness-raising campaigns
http://www.fundacionluisvives.org
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RED CIUDADANAS DE EUROPA
Structure:
Individual membership of high profilewomen (writers, journalists, teachers)
Volunteerbased (only one part timesecretary)
No office
Activities
Monthly informational Newsletter ongender equality issues (+ 20,000 subscribers)
In 2009: publication of a manifesto
http://www.redciudadanas.org/
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DECIDEStructure Created in 2009 No office No permanent staff
Activities: Promote a better and more transparent
cooperation for development andinternational aid for less developedcountries
Publication of proposals, articles and a
book Focus on Latin America and Spanish
speaking countries
http://www.decide-ongd.org
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FUNDACIN CULTURA DE PAZ
Structure:
Established organisation Firstgeneration of NGOs in Spain
Activities:
Information and analysis on peace andconflict resolution issues
Campaigns and publications
Not much international cooperationand partnerships because blocked bylack of funding and language barriers
http://www.fund-culturadepaz.org/
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FUNDACIN CIVIOStructure:
Created in February 2012 Two permanent staff and one trainee No office
Activities:
Investigative journalism Campaigns and projects on open data,
government transparency andaccountability
Very innovative strategies for actions Funded exclusively by private donations and
crowd funding New technologies
www.civio.es
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FUNDACIN CIVES
Structure: Directly linked to Liga espaola de educacin
Activities: Teacher trainings in matters relating to ethical and
civic education. Organisation of courses, conferences and seminars,
to deepen the understanding on these issues andthe creation of networks.
Publication of books, reports, conference anddebates proceedings as well as educational
materials in the field of civic education and ethics. Campaigns and creation of tools to exchangegood practices
http://www.fundacioncives.org
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IVSpanish CSOs and cooperation in Europe
Why is Spanish civil society weakly organised?
Historical and cultural reasons:
Long dictatorship No sense of governmentaccountability and transparency Borders closed for decades: CSOs not used to
think international
No philantropic tradition (= no private funding forNGOs) Language and resources barriers
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Impact of the economic crisis :
Lack of public funds NGOs depending ongovernment grants fear to lose them and thusnever criticize the government
A conservative backward step in Spain notonly in laws but also in mentalities
Big disillusion with regards the EU and itsdemocratic system: huge GAP between theNorth and the South of Europe is often
denounced
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No organised civil societyNo accountabilityNo funds andanswers
CITIZENS HAVE TO STEP IN CREATION OF MOVEMENTS andPROTESTS that are not yet organised and easily identifiable
NGOs and citizens are forced to find new fundingstrategies and new ways of organising themselves:Oiga me(online platform for citizens mobilisation),
goteo.org (online crowd funding service to financeprojects), N-1 (new social network) and other localtrading services.
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VExpectations towards Citizens for Europe
PARTNERS cfe.eu as tool to meet Europeancounterparts to implement common projectsand apply for EU Call for proposals
EXCHANGE experiences and good practices
INFORMATION ex. databases of EU or nationaljournalists, MEPs, funding opportunities, how torespond to EU call for proposals
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VILessons learnt and perspectives
For CFEs strategy to respond to NGOs expectations:
Create tools allowing NGOs to get to know each otherand exchange best practices and experiences
Go further than proposals : promote campaigns,activities and good practices that make Europe living
The online tools are important but must be completedby field missions that allow us to better know our
partners : meeting people is fundamental to promotethe project and meet new motivated partners andpoints of view
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For the website and the Internet platforms and
tools:
Many NGOs told us that they had difficulties inusing the website properly
Need of a section dedicated to the sharing oftoolkits and guides
Need of a really working and user friendly forumfor NGOs to exchange about their needs and
ideas Exchange of visibility: we need to create a
label citizens for Europe
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VIIConcrete follow-up
Enlargement of the Network
NewsletterFocus on the Spanish mission
Article for open citizenship
Proposal of enlargement of the Core Team AccessInfo EuropeFundacin Civio ?
Creation of an online banner for more visibility
Mission to Cordoba